Author: Vonnetta Mayo
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1639619119
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming is the second book of Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow series written by Vonnetta Mayo. It is about a young girl telling her story about her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ experience as slaves on a plantation in Memphis, Tennessee. The young girl, her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ hope and perseverance for freedom will uplift your spirit. This book will encourage you to have faith during your most difficult situation. It is an inspiring, entertaining, and educating book. It uplifts you with its Christianity foundation, as well as enlighten you a little about African-American history. Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming continues to exemplify the importance of having faith and not giving up.
Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow
Author: Vonnetta Mayo
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1639619119
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming is the second book of Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow series written by Vonnetta Mayo. It is about a young girl telling her story about her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ experience as slaves on a plantation in Memphis, Tennessee. The young girl, her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ hope and perseverance for freedom will uplift your spirit. This book will encourage you to have faith during your most difficult situation. It is an inspiring, entertaining, and educating book. It uplifts you with its Christianity foundation, as well as enlighten you a little about African-American history. Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming continues to exemplify the importance of having faith and not giving up.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1639619119
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming is the second book of Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow series written by Vonnetta Mayo. It is about a young girl telling her story about her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ experience as slaves on a plantation in Memphis, Tennessee. The young girl, her mother, her mother’s three friends, and her three younger brothers’ hope and perseverance for freedom will uplift your spirit. This book will encourage you to have faith during your most difficult situation. It is an inspiring, entertaining, and educating book. It uplifts you with its Christianity foundation, as well as enlighten you a little about African-American history. Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming continues to exemplify the importance of having faith and not giving up.
Joy in the Sorrow: How a Thriving Church (and Its Pastor) Learned to Suffer Well
Author: Matt Chandler
Publisher: Good Book Company
ISBN: 9781784984229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This is the moving story of Matt Chandler's battle with a potentially fatal brain tumor. But it's also the stories of those in his church family who taught him, and teach him, how to walk with joy in sorrow. Readers will find encouragement and strength to get through tough times, or to support others to do so.
Publisher: Good Book Company
ISBN: 9781784984229
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This is the moving story of Matt Chandler's battle with a potentially fatal brain tumor. But it's also the stories of those in his church family who taught him, and teach him, how to walk with joy in sorrow. Readers will find encouragement and strength to get through tough times, or to support others to do so.
Holding on to Hope
Author: Nancy Guthrie
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9781414301266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Author Nancy Guthrie adds a Bible study on the book of Job to her critically acclaimed book for readers and groups that want to dig deeper into what the Bible says about dealing with suffering. The study guide section includes questions, commentary, and Scripture references. In Holding on to Hope,Nancy Guthrie shuns platitudes and easy answers and offers an uplifting perspective on suffering, not only for those experiencing monumental loss, but for anyone going through difficulty or failure. Through lessons drawn from the biblical story of Job and the experience of losing her infant daughter, Nancy gently challenges readers to embrace suffering as a means of discovering a more meaningful relationship with God.
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9781414301266
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Author Nancy Guthrie adds a Bible study on the book of Job to her critically acclaimed book for readers and groups that want to dig deeper into what the Bible says about dealing with suffering. The study guide section includes questions, commentary, and Scripture references. In Holding on to Hope,Nancy Guthrie shuns platitudes and easy answers and offers an uplifting perspective on suffering, not only for those experiencing monumental loss, but for anyone going through difficulty or failure. Through lessons drawn from the biblical story of Job and the experience of losing her infant daughter, Nancy gently challenges readers to embrace suffering as a means of discovering a more meaningful relationship with God.
Hope When It Hurts
Author: Sarah Walton
Publisher: The Good Book Company
ISBN: 1784980749
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Hurt is real. But so is hope. Kristen and Sarah have walked through, and are walking in, difficult times. So these thirty biblical reflections are full of realism about the hurts of life-yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life. This book will gently encourage and greatly help any woman who is struggling with suffering-whether physical, emotional or psychological, and whether for a season or for longer. It is a book to buy for yourself, or to buy for a member of your church or friend. For anyone who is hurting, this book will give hope, not just for life beyond the suffering, but for life in the suffering. Each chapter contains a biblical reflection, with questions and prayers, and a space for journaling.
Publisher: The Good Book Company
ISBN: 1784980749
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Thirty biblical meditations for women that offer hope in times of suffering. Hurt is real. But so is hope. Kristen and Sarah have walked through, and are walking in, difficult times. So these thirty biblical reflections are full of realism about the hurts of life-yet overwhelmingly full of hope about the God who gives life. This book will gently encourage and greatly help any woman who is struggling with suffering-whether physical, emotional or psychological, and whether for a season or for longer. It is a book to buy for yourself, or to buy for a member of your church or friend. For anyone who is hurting, this book will give hope, not just for life beyond the suffering, but for life in the suffering. Each chapter contains a biblical reflection, with questions and prayers, and a space for journaling.
Gold by Moonlight
Author: Amy Carmichael
Publisher: CLC Publications
ISBN: 1619580918
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this volume are sensitive lessons from a walk with pain. Amy Carmichael writes from experience with illness on how to follow God in the midst of struggle. However Gold by Moonlight is not for the ill only. Rather, it is for all who walk in difficult places or who are caught in any.
Publisher: CLC Publications
ISBN: 1619580918
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this volume are sensitive lessons from a walk with pain. Amy Carmichael writes from experience with illness on how to follow God in the midst of struggle. However Gold by Moonlight is not for the ill only. Rather, it is for all who walk in difficult places or who are caught in any.
Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow
Author: Teske Drake
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825442184
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
No mother ever expects to grieve the death of her child before or immediately after the child is born. Butthe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reports that as many as 31 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. When the unthinkable happens, where do women turn for help? Written from the perspective of one grieving mommy to another, Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow is a ten-week study that will encourage and challenge women to delve into a deeper understanding of Gods Word. As women engage in biblical teaching, they will learn to embrace Gods promises of love, goodness, purpose, comfort, peace, refinement, restoration, hope, and eternity. Hope for Today verses peppered throughout each chapter, journaling cues, prayers, and the stories of other women who have experienced loss will help readers move from grieving in silent solitude to living life in the richness of Gods love. While other books suggest a one-size-fits-all method for grief management or focus on understanding specific causes of child loss, Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow offers comfort for the reader, whatever her situation, by helping her focus on the light of the ultimate Promise, the hope of a Savior, Jesus Christ.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825442184
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
No mother ever expects to grieve the death of her child before or immediately after the child is born. Butthe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reports that as many as 31 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. When the unthinkable happens, where do women turn for help? Written from the perspective of one grieving mommy to another, Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow is a ten-week study that will encourage and challenge women to delve into a deeper understanding of Gods Word. As women engage in biblical teaching, they will learn to embrace Gods promises of love, goodness, purpose, comfort, peace, refinement, restoration, hope, and eternity. Hope for Today verses peppered throughout each chapter, journaling cues, prayers, and the stories of other women who have experienced loss will help readers move from grieving in silent solitude to living life in the richness of Gods love. While other books suggest a one-size-fits-all method for grief management or focus on understanding specific causes of child loss, Hope for Today, Promises for Tomorrow offers comfort for the reader, whatever her situation, by helping her focus on the light of the ultimate Promise, the hope of a Savior, Jesus Christ.
After Prayer
Author: Malcolm Guite
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786222108
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than seventy new and previously unpublished works. At the heart of this collection is a sequence of twenty seven sonnets written in response to George Herbert’s exquisite sonnet 'Prayer', each one describing prayer in an arresting metaphor such as ‘the church's banquet’, ‘reversed thunder’, ‘the Milky Way’, ‘the bird of paradise’ and ‘something understood’. In conversation with each of these, Malcolm’s sonnets offer profound insights into the nature of communion with God in all circumstances and conditions. Recognising that all poetry is a pursuit of prayer, After Prayer also includes forty five more widely ranging new poems, including a sonnet sequence on the seven heavens.
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786222108
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than seventy new and previously unpublished works. At the heart of this collection is a sequence of twenty seven sonnets written in response to George Herbert’s exquisite sonnet 'Prayer', each one describing prayer in an arresting metaphor such as ‘the church's banquet’, ‘reversed thunder’, ‘the Milky Way’, ‘the bird of paradise’ and ‘something understood’. In conversation with each of these, Malcolm’s sonnets offer profound insights into the nature of communion with God in all circumstances and conditions. Recognising that all poetry is a pursuit of prayer, After Prayer also includes forty five more widely ranging new poems, including a sonnet sequence on the seven heavens.
Intimate Love
Author: Bishop Dr. Laverne Chapman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452052212
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This book will inspire you to become a better husband, wife, companion, and friend. It will encourage you to take nothing for granted and have a stronger relationship. It will motivate, challenge, and influence you to move forward in life and build upon the principles that God has established. God has gifted and anointed Dr. Chapman to speak the word of the Lord prophetically into the hearts and lives of His people. This groundbreaking message will open your eyes to the truth about intimate love.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452052212
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This book will inspire you to become a better husband, wife, companion, and friend. It will encourage you to take nothing for granted and have a stronger relationship. It will motivate, challenge, and influence you to move forward in life and build upon the principles that God has established. God has gifted and anointed Dr. Chapman to speak the word of the Lord prophetically into the hearts and lives of His people. This groundbreaking message will open your eyes to the truth about intimate love.
Hanging on to Hope
Author: Annette Newcomb
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512735779
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This is an incredibly beautiful story of hope and healing. Annette is a remarkable woman who knows the depth of pain, yet with Gods help and perseverance she and her family were able to make it through a very tough time. I was absolutely inspired by reading this book. -Jim Burns, PhD. President, HomeWord Author of Confident Parenting, Creating an Intimate Marriage A remarkable story told with courage, vulnerability, honesty, hope, and forgiveness. So proud of you and Adam, and the work you both have sought and found in and through the journey of Gods truth, grace, healing, and restoration. Well done, good and faithful servants. This is a powerful message! -Denny Bellesi, Pastor Emeritus Coast Hills Church Co-Author of The Kingdom Assignment with wife Leesa Bellesi I am very honored to have actually witnessed the growth, healing and love that occurred between this godly couple. This true story will help others who are struggling with lifes challenges not to lose hope and recognize that there is no obstacle too big for God. -Gary Jeandron, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist Cancer, financial losses, health issues, unemployment, loss of family members, separation, divorce, depression, mental illness, remarriage. The enemy throws all he can at us to get us off course. Hanging On to Hope chronicles one persons journey through lifes trials and how God brought her through each one. This same God can bring you through whatever you are facing as well. HANGING ON TO HOPE will help you see that God CAN and WILL see you to the other side of the trial you are facing.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512735779
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
This is an incredibly beautiful story of hope and healing. Annette is a remarkable woman who knows the depth of pain, yet with Gods help and perseverance she and her family were able to make it through a very tough time. I was absolutely inspired by reading this book. -Jim Burns, PhD. President, HomeWord Author of Confident Parenting, Creating an Intimate Marriage A remarkable story told with courage, vulnerability, honesty, hope, and forgiveness. So proud of you and Adam, and the work you both have sought and found in and through the journey of Gods truth, grace, healing, and restoration. Well done, good and faithful servants. This is a powerful message! -Denny Bellesi, Pastor Emeritus Coast Hills Church Co-Author of The Kingdom Assignment with wife Leesa Bellesi I am very honored to have actually witnessed the growth, healing and love that occurred between this godly couple. This true story will help others who are struggling with lifes challenges not to lose hope and recognize that there is no obstacle too big for God. -Gary Jeandron, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist Cancer, financial losses, health issues, unemployment, loss of family members, separation, divorce, depression, mental illness, remarriage. The enemy throws all he can at us to get us off course. Hanging On to Hope chronicles one persons journey through lifes trials and how God brought her through each one. This same God can bring you through whatever you are facing as well. HANGING ON TO HOPE will help you see that God CAN and WILL see you to the other side of the trial you are facing.
Hope for Tomorrow
Author: E. Carver McGriff
Publisher: CSS Publishing
ISBN: 0788013238
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Here is a creative approach to Bible study that will spark discussion. McGriff tackles such issues as divorce, homosexuality, the divinity of Jesus, and miracles. This book will be of interest to church groups as well as to individuals wrestling with their personal faith. Though he sometimes takes controversial positions, McGriff always delivers fascinating and challenging reflections. He reconsiders traditional interpretations of Jesus' words, intending to stretch the minds of traditionalists while winning over doubters, especially those new to the church but still sitting on the fringes of its theology. This is a book preachers will want to read. As you peruse these sermons from the pen of Dr. Carver McGriff, you will understand why, under his leadership, St. Luke's Methodist Church of Indianapolis became the largest Methodist Church north of the Mason-Dixon line. Carver is a preacher with a winsome style; his sermons are full of superb stories, wonderful quotes and wise insights. Carver also has the ability to tackle some of the tough and controversial things we Christians face today. He handles these questions with candor and a liberal spirit that is always gentle and respectful of the opinions of others. Willian G. Enright Senior Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church Indianapolis, Indiana One of America's premier preachers, Dr. E. Carver McGriff has had a distinguished life and career. As a teenager, he was wounded and captured by a German SS battalion during World War II. He received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, and returned home to earn a degree in business administration from Butler University. Following a career as a salesman and a business owner, McGriff entered Garrett Theological Seminary, where he was voted Best Preacher by the faculty and graduated with distinction. He was then appointed by the Bishop of Indiana to start a new congregation on the northeast side of Indianapolis. He built the membership of his congregation from 900 to over 4,400, with Sunday attendance increasing from 300 to over 1,850. During his Indianapolis ministry, McGriff received an honorary degree from the University of Indianapolis and the Outstanding Alumnus award from Butler University, and was voted the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by Christian Theological Seminary. McGriff was also honored with the Sagamore of the Wabash by then Governor Evan Bayh. His sermons have been distributed nationwide by the Methodist Publishing Company.
Publisher: CSS Publishing
ISBN: 0788013238
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Here is a creative approach to Bible study that will spark discussion. McGriff tackles such issues as divorce, homosexuality, the divinity of Jesus, and miracles. This book will be of interest to church groups as well as to individuals wrestling with their personal faith. Though he sometimes takes controversial positions, McGriff always delivers fascinating and challenging reflections. He reconsiders traditional interpretations of Jesus' words, intending to stretch the minds of traditionalists while winning over doubters, especially those new to the church but still sitting on the fringes of its theology. This is a book preachers will want to read. As you peruse these sermons from the pen of Dr. Carver McGriff, you will understand why, under his leadership, St. Luke's Methodist Church of Indianapolis became the largest Methodist Church north of the Mason-Dixon line. Carver is a preacher with a winsome style; his sermons are full of superb stories, wonderful quotes and wise insights. Carver also has the ability to tackle some of the tough and controversial things we Christians face today. He handles these questions with candor and a liberal spirit that is always gentle and respectful of the opinions of others. Willian G. Enright Senior Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church Indianapolis, Indiana One of America's premier preachers, Dr. E. Carver McGriff has had a distinguished life and career. As a teenager, he was wounded and captured by a German SS battalion during World War II. He received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, and returned home to earn a degree in business administration from Butler University. Following a career as a salesman and a business owner, McGriff entered Garrett Theological Seminary, where he was voted Best Preacher by the faculty and graduated with distinction. He was then appointed by the Bishop of Indiana to start a new congregation on the northeast side of Indianapolis. He built the membership of his congregation from 900 to over 4,400, with Sunday attendance increasing from 300 to over 1,850. During his Indianapolis ministry, McGriff received an honorary degree from the University of Indianapolis and the Outstanding Alumnus award from Butler University, and was voted the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by Christian Theological Seminary. McGriff was also honored with the Sagamore of the Wabash by then Governor Evan Bayh. His sermons have been distributed nationwide by the Methodist Publishing Company.